Blossomwood Holiday Tour of Homes includes Cool Spaces home, four more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - This year’s
Blossomwood Holiday Tour of Homes includes four new homes and one that has been
completely renovated, which is “pretty indicative of what is going on in
Blossomwood these days,” Sarah Lauren Kattos, a Realtor who is also handling
publicity for this year’s tour, which will take place on Dec. 8 from 1 to 5 p.m.
The east Huntsville neighborhood has been ripe for redevelopment for the past
several years.

Homes on this
year’s tour include:

1601 Greenwyche Road:
This home is a total renovation of a 1960s rancher. “It’s a beautiful example
of maintaining the existing façade and character of the original
neighborhood while totally re-doing the interior,” Kattos said.

2209 Shades Crest
Road: The new home with its two-story great room and wall of windows backs up
to Land Trust of North Alabama property on the west side of Monte Sano. Barry
and Jeanne Moorer built the home to replace one they lost in a fire almost
three years ago. The home, which is the subject of this week’s Cool Spaces
series, overlooks a natural creek.

1417 Locust Ave.:
The custom-built, two-story home has a four-car garage and is “a fantastic
example of the utilization of a corner lot,” Kattos said.

1503 Sun Valley
Road: The custom-built home converted a
1960s rancher into a two-story home with big porches on the front and back as
well as a porte-cochere that leads to a detached garage. The design maintains
elements of the home’s original façade.

2024 Alexander
Dr. – This custom-built basement rancher has a beautiful view of downtown
Huntsville, Kattos said. The open floor plan includes a main-level master suite
plus a media room in the basement.

Tickets for the
tour are $15 in advance or $20 if purchased at the door. Tickets will be
available at each home. Advanced tickets are available at Blossomwood
Elementary School, 1321 Woodmont Ave., Lawren's, 809 Madison St.,
Lyn's Gracious Goodness, 2306 Whitesburg Dr., Railroad Station Antiques 315
Jefferson St., and VanValkenburgh & Wilkinson, Realtors, 204 Gates Ave. All
proceeds from the tour benefit the Blossomwood Elementary PTA.